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chromic
[ kroh-mik ]
adjective
- of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH) 3 .
- of or derived from chromic acid.
chromic
/ ˈkrəʊmɪk /
adjective
- of or containing chromium in the trivalent state
- of or derived from chromic acid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chromic1
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Example Sentences
Considerable quantities of chromic iron are found on the hills in this area, which embraces about six hundred acres.
Chromic acid gives a deep greenish or bluish-black precipitate with aniline and its salts:—2.
For hardening the blastoderm I have employed, as usual, chromic acid, and also gold chloride.
It is hardly conceivable that chromic acid could cause a rupture of the membrane and the ejection of the contents of the vesicle.
These granules are more distinct in chromic acid specimens than in those hardened in osmic acid, but are to be seen in both.
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